I'd like to extend a huge thanks for having me! If anyone has any burning questions I'll do my best to answer them! If you dig shooting games like we do, feel free to throw us a sub or follow!

With so many shmups on switch now this could use a part 2!

Dude. You’re amazing. I was looking for this exact list. And you made it. You’re content is gold.

"I am the world's first dolphin pilot". 10/10

I took your advice on skyforce reloaded a couple of months ago and I was NOT disappointed! My son and I love the co-op! Such a GREAT game, thanks for the recommendation MJR!

Aw, sweet!! Two of my favorite KZfaq channels!😀 I don't know why crossovers make me so happy, but I love you it. Thanks, guys!! 😄

I wish we could get the CAVE shooters on Switch. Giga Wing 1&2 would be great on the go. Also, the Radiant Silvergun remaster released on 360, would be a great addition to Switch.

Shooters -- or "shmups" (aka, old school vertically/horizontally-scrolling aerial shooters) is the ultimate twitch-gaming genre!!! NOTHING compares to the ZEN-like high from playing these types of games. Infernal Hails to MJR for giving a shout-out to this amazing genre. And all hail STUDIO MUDPRINTS. Their YT channel has got me into more shmups (especially lesser known ones) that anyone else. My massive shoot-'em-up collection -- which began in the 90's with awesome classic Genesis shooters like Gaiares, Sagaia, Whip Rush, Arrow Flash, Thunderforce II-III, Bio-Hazard Battle, Insector X, Hellfire, Twin Cobra, etc. -- owes an epic debt of gratitude to STUDIO MUDPRINTS. So great to see that the O.G. shoot-'em-up genre is making such a fantastic comeback.

Thanks for the video. Never really played these types of games in the past. After seeing this I grabbed Danmaku Unlimited 3 and now I'm hooked!!

This list is awesome! not just for my switch but some i can go play as retro games. Ive never gotten in to shooters until a couple months ago

Thanks for reminding me of Danmaku 3 i love this on my phone ! Had forgotten i had it

great video! as a major fan of MJR and the shooter genre; hearing MJR wax poetic about these beautiful games really makes me happy. I'm gonna have to play some of these that are available off the switch (i just don't have one yet!). also, great surprise cameo from Tingle at 13:07 lol

Studio Mudprints makes incredibly detailed reviews. Fantastic channel!

Great collaboration from 2 of my favourite youtuber ever, for a great video! Shootings will never die!

Thank you for this list. I'm new to the genre and to have some games for people like me is pretty nice. I started with Danmaku Unlimited 3 and Dragon Blaze. It's nice to have an easy mode to learn the games and don't be totally frustrated. Greetings from Germany.

You win for including the list of games in the description as well. I wish more content creators has the foresight to be that logical.

Thoroughly brilliant work guys! Hugely informative and entertaining!

Great video peeps. I personally would have swapped some of the games from this top 10 with some of your own honorable mentions, but to each their own.

See Flash channel is awesome. All his sega Saturn and Dreamcast videos are all MUST WATCH...hope being on here gives you a huge bust cause you have provided me hours of entertainment and insight...Thanks for including him MJR

Did anyone else think of that Dolphin and Whale episode of South Park when they saw that Dolphin at 1:14

I wish I would have seen this video about a week ago. I spent about 10 min on the eShop looking for good Shoot 'em games! Great video!

Aero Fighters 2 was in my arcade back in the day. Used to love that game.

Great list Metal Jesus! I was just looking for a new Shmup on Switch to compliment Ikaruga

Ser flash is the Guru of shoot em up games. I learned a lot by watching his channel. A true expert.

Omg! Aero fighters 2! This reminds the time with my father in the arcades! Thank you very much Metal J.!!!! :,) Super Like!

Just found this video. Thanks for the info. One of my favorite genres growing up.

i had to watch this video as i have only played 2 shoot em ups completed them both and they both have been on switch love your videos man keep being awesome

Zero Gunner 2 is by far my most favorite Shmup. The fact that you can change directions just has a satisfying feeling for me. I can replay this over and over again. I'm not a fan of twin stick shooters because it keeps me from being able to use an arcade stick with them.

Got a Pandora box 5 with a lot of these games on it! Had hours of fun thank to you really enjoyed playing these which I wouldn’t have normally played!!

Perfect list. Blazing star is definitely worth a purchase. A beautiful shooter with addictive gameplay. Last resort may be the best looking new geo shooter on the switch but it’s hard as nails. Still fun to play every once in a while.

I was looking for a shmups switch list earlier today. Sickolas Cage my dude.

I am in awe of your Sky Force progress.

Ooh, great pick for this genre! I love Studio Mudprints! Best STG channel on KZfaq as far as I know.

Sky Force made my #2 on my Top 10 PS4 Shmups. I LOVE THAT GAME! !

I really enjoyed Sine Mora EX on the Switch! I had a bunch of fun with it! I need to play some of these other shootemups!

I literally just got my Switch adapter for my stick delivered yesterday, so this list is great - I had no idea the parallax majesty of Last Resort was on the Switch :D.

That’s an amazing collaborative video, i love both channels Make a PS4 version of this video

Man, I wish Radiant Silvergun was available on Switch....

Stellatum is an amazing shoot em up. Love the art style and lots of upgrades to your ship.

Happy to see the great Sine Mora here, at least as a HM. I'm currently playing it, just got promoted to Major after a lot of practice. Are Jamestown+ and the Soldner X games available on the Switch? Those ones are awesome games as well.

I love Sine Mora it is one of my favorites Shoot 'em ups. I will also will recommend Pawarumi, it's not available on the Switch but I wanted to mention it because not many people know about this game, and it is fantastic, I love the gameplay and the Neo-Aztec setting :D.

Another good Shoot-em-up that wasn't mentioned here is Graceful Explosion Machine, that was my first shmup on the Switch. Plays a lot like the old Defender games with a solid combat and scoring system.

Great content MJR, keep up a good work.

Sky force reloaded is AWESOME...I can't put this game down. Thanks for the rec MetalJesus. It's the best shooter I've played since Pulstar. Methodical and addictive. This game will grab a fan of the genre.

For me sky force Reloaded is #1!! Tons of replay ability, upgrades, freaking insane on nightmare mode, it’s awesome!! Ikaragu is 2nd since I feel at times it gets too insane for myself, lots of fun though

Ikaruga is my favorite shooter of all time! Unreal graphics, sound and music!

thank you so much. I did not know ikaruga had been released on switch.

And now Thunder Force IV is available! It’s kind of hidden as it was released as its old US name Lightening Force: Quest for the Dark Star. But I was super pumped to see it.

Hyper sentinel reminded me of a 2d version of the ship stages in LEGO Star Wars 2 the ships even flipped the same way changing direction.

Nice to hear Spectrum ZX. Those old memories warm me. And of course Defender as Arcade Hall game. Those times when city had Arcade Game Halls with flippers..

Great video. I just wish you mentioned which ones, if any, had physical releases.

Great video dude, we’ve played a lot of Shoot em ups over the years and we enjoy them across all consoles, our favourites are found on the Amstrad CPC 464. We are considering buying a switch so thanks for the great video

Hyper sentinel!!! I love the Spectrum's Uridium. Thanks.

Glad to see Ser on this video.

Awesome list! I need to get Ikaruga for Switch!

Wow that’s a lot of games I had no idea were on the switch, I’ll have to look into a lot of these and give me opinions. I’m ready to play a lot of these pixel esthetic shoot ‘em Ups.

whoa... Had no idea they had to completely re-create Zero Gunner 2 (Wasn't it also called Zone Gunner?) .. Loved that game on the Dreamcast!

Alpha Mission II is also pretty fun. I guess they're having a NeoGeo sale right now, so it's only $4! I got it last night and I'm very happy about it! 😁

Sine Mora EX is pretty sweet, it gets extra points if you like games like Einhander or In The Hunt as there are some similarities in some levels to those games.

I always get stoked when one of the most underappreciated genres (shmups) gets some attention.

I just preordered RXN Raijin from eastasiasoft looks like a stressful bullet hell haha

Thank u for review metal Jesus.

ikaruga is just awesome I remember beating it on gcn. it rewards you for hours played giving you more lives and things to help u out

For this, I recently got the physical copy of Limited Edition of "Raiden V: Director's Cut;

Great to see Hyper Sentinel in the list. We love that game and that it’s just like a modern day Uridium. We have a interview with Andrew Hewson from Heswon Consultants who published Uridium back in the day in episode 6 of our Retro Gamer Show series. It’s an interesting interview that you might like to checkout over on our channel. Thanks for another great video. 👍🏻

Very nice video MJ!

Thanks! Would be nice if you could include the information if it's available as digital only or physical.

Amazing video !

Great video i wanna see more for switch

Great video bro!

Really enjoyed the video. I’m old school. I still call them Shooters.

Great video jason

Hi MJR i would love to see an updated version of this now in 2021 and see what the best physical shmup list is

Thanks of recomendations .

Great episode MJR !

Zero Gunner II looks interesting, might check it out (even though i'm worried about it being difficult, might try Danmaku as well withh it being friendly to players with the dificulty) :)

tHAT WAS great episode. Good work. Can you please do 10 top shooters on GB, GBC, GBA & PSP. thanks

Great video review

i remember back in the day. i used to play aerofighters 2 and i was the dolphin and he was the baby. we made such a good team. when i say back in the day it was one year ago when i say we used to play it was one time. good times.

MetalJesus is my enclyopedia (or Bible if you will) of go to videos when I'm looking to purchase something I don't own yet.

Nice video! Any chance of a top twin-stick shooters video?

YYYEEEESSSS! Next to puzzle games I can get down with some over the top SHMUPS I need to check out No.10 I did not know it was that wacky No.7 OMG WHOA! And PSY!KO made that? I gotta get in on that No.3 I am getting that I finally beat part 1 No.2 As soon as I heard Graze....Touhou came to mind, I would love this Dragon Blaze looks cool too

I've always liked Pulstar. I have it on the Neo Geo CD and downloaded it on the PS4. Is it on the Switch? I never checked.

Great list! I definitely expected Ikaruga on first place but I never expected Danmaku Unlimited 3, and I have both. I just would love to see Gradius V on Switch.

Cool, awesome list

Just some days ago Thunder Force IV came out under the collection Sega Ages. That’s a game deserving to be in this list!

I can’t wait for the capcom brawler compilation just got announced yesterday

Oh man. I'm finally joining the 21st century and buying a Swtich. That's fun enough, but seeing all these shmups has got me pretty pumped. I had an extensive shmup collection for my old Dreamcast so I'm very excited to be able to play some of those same games on the Switch!

A Nintendo Switch video not about Smash or Animal Crossing? You have my attention!

I had Ikaruga on the Gamecube back in the day. I never got past level 3 or 4, whichever one had the rotating satellite looking thing as a boss shown at 18:05

Some specific top 10 Good job making this video

Great vid thx mjr

Check out Sterdenn Stars! Awesome 8 bit inspired graphics, excellent humoristic touches and a soundtrack to die for. The game is hard as nails, but that sweet metal music just keeps me coming back.

Picked up Ikaruga on Switch day 1 'cause how could I not? This game is fantastic!

1:53 *gives reasonable, very mild criticism for a favorite neo geo game* Me: *unsubscribes and blocks*

Great video metal jesus

This is a great list but a lot has happened in two years. Rolling Gunner, Devil Engine are on American Eshop and the king of shooters (for me) ESP Ra. De. Psi, by M2's Shot Triggers, is available on the Japanese eShop. These games are incredible, best ever made, works of art.

Hyper Sentinel is super fun and gives a good challenge as well. Glad I got it recently for $1.29 on one of switch’s sales.

Great video dude!! recommend you Iro Hero, it's and Spanish indie game, I'll love that people get to know this kind of small team games.

I'm hoping Psyvariar Delta will be great coming out next month. Played a couple of the older titles on the Dreamcast back in the day.